Platoro Dam

Platoro Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Platoro Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Platoro Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.35149, -106.54703. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Platoro Dam

• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~9 km · Must-see
• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~15 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~17 km · Must-see
• South San Juan Wilderness · sanctuary · Conejos · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bennett Peak · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pintada Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~26 km · Must-see
• La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~27 km · Must-see
• Terrace Dam · lake · Conejos · ~29 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~34 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~38 km · Must-see
• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~42 km · Must-see
• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~49 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande National Forest · sanctuary · Rio Grande · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~53 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~54 km · Must-see
• South River Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~57 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Platoro Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Platoro Dam

• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~15 km · Must-see
• La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~27 km · Must-see
• Terrace Dam · lake · Conejos · ~29 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~38 km · Must-see
• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~44 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~53 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~78 km · Must-see
• Stone Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~95 km · Must-see
• Heron Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~97 km · Must-see

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